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Originally Posted by Cappy
I always thought that would make it worse. I had a cover for my jeep when I'd park it for 28 days at work. But it got way more moldy under the cover than not.
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cap, dry rot comes from the oils in the tire drying out. keep it out of direct sunlight as well as indirect sunlight if you can is about all you can do.
its a natural process the rubber goes through starting the day its made and nothing you can do to stop it but you can slow it down if you keep it in a cool and dark but dry area as much as possible.
tires will last about 5 yrs on average from when they are made, less if left outside in direct sunlight, so its very very very important to check the date code on tires when you buy them. you can have tires right next to each other on the rack can be years different in when they were made, so its very important not to just let them get your tires and put them on but tell them you want to get in there and "approve" which tires they are giving to you. if they don't agree then you really don't want to be buying tires from them anyway because they will be giving you the oldest tires they have laying around.
even though you are buying a fresh brand new tire with stickers on it, it doesn't mean that its not already 2 yrs old and you will see dry rot cracks in it after only 3 yrs
this is how to know when a tire was made
http://www.sears.com/articles/automo...160826043800:s